Back إمارة الكويت Arabic Protectorat de Kuwait Catalan شیخنشین کویت Persian Cheikhat du Koweït French שייח'ות כווית HE Кувейт шейхтиги Kirghiz Protectoraat Koeweit Dutch Xerifado do Kuwait Portuguese Kuveyt Şeyhliği Turkish مشیخہ کویت Urdu
Sheikhdom of Kuwait | |||||||||
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| 1752–1961 | |||||||||
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(1956–1961) | |||||||||
| Anthem: Al-Salam al-Emiri "Emiri Salute" (Arabic: السلام الأميري) | |||||||||
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| Status | Vassal of The Ottoman Empire (1871–1899)[1][2] British Protectorate (1899–1961) | ||||||||
| Capital | Kuwait City | ||||||||
| Common languages | Kuwaiti Arabic Kuwaiti Persian | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam Christianity, Judaism | ||||||||
| Government | Absolute[citation needed] sheikhdom | ||||||||
| Sheikh | |||||||||
• 1752–1776 | Sabah I bin Jaber (first) | ||||||||
• 1950–1961 | Abdullah al-Salim al-Sabah (last) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Independence from Bani Khalid | 1752 | ||||||||
| 23 July 1783 | |||||||||
| 5 May 1871 | |||||||||
| 23 January 1899 | |||||||||
| 17 December 1900 | |||||||||
| 29 July 1913 | |||||||||
| 18 May 1920 | |||||||||
| 10 October 1920 | |||||||||
| 28 January 1928 | |||||||||
• Independence from the United Kingdom | 19 June 1961 | ||||||||
| Currency | Dirham, gold dinar Rupee Gulf rupee (1959–61) | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | KW | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Kuwait | ||||||||
The Sheikhdom of Kuwait (Arabic: مشيخة الكويت, romanized: Mashīkhat al-Kuwayt) was a sheikhdom during the pre-oil era. The sheikhdom became a British protectorate between 1899 and 1961 following the Anglo-Kuwaiti agreement of 1899. This agreement was made between Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah and the British Government in India, primarily as a defensive measure against threats from the Ottoman Empire. After 1961, the sheikdom became the state of Kuwait.
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